Molecular analysis of adrenergic receptor genes and interleukin-4/interleukin-4 receptor genes in patients with interstitial cystitis

Journal of Urology

Volumn 168, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2668-2671

  Sugaya, Kimio ^a,b   Nishijima, Saori ^a,b   Yamada, Tetsuo ^a,b   Miyazato, Minoru ^a,b   Hatano, Tadashi ^a,b   Ogawa, Yoshihide ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b SAGAMIHARA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoimmune diseases; Bladder; Cxstitis, interstitial; Gene expression; Hypersensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ARGININE; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 4 RECEPTOR; ISOLEUCINE; TRYPTOPHAN; VALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE;

EID: 0036896512     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)64241-3     Document Type: Article

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